Light transmitting element



mi! 1,, 1946. I H. L. DECKER 2,398,624

LIGHT TRANSMITTING ELEMENT Filed Dec. 17; 1943 INVEN TOR.- HamyLfiem Mfi,

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oin Ni F1 J Q t Eaton ca tt oio 416 13% Z TRANSIVH'ETING ELEMENT litecner, fiirdmorc, Pa", assignor to The isylvania Railroad Company, Philadelphia, a corporation oi Pennsylvania Application December 1?, 1943, Serial No. 514,646

'5 Claims. (cit zit-7s) This invention relates to light transmitting which may be either of translucent or opaque elements, and has reference more particularly material, the same having longitudinal and cross to light transmitting elements aserul in connccbar 55 and I and extending, in the illustrated 'tion with lighting fixtures. in tance, only part way through the body of the The Chief Elm Of my inventiDn is to make it 5 element. However if found convenient or desirposslble to combine i an element of the kind able, the grid may be extended all the way down referred to the properties of light transmission through the body 01 the element. Appropriate l apportlonment passage through means, not shown, are provided in practice for note channels in order that the illumination securing the element to the housing to t rrom a light source may be confineclto a more N acity for removal or retraction so that ready or less definite area. This ob ective 1s attained access may be d t th lamp it when neces in practice as hereinafter more fully disclosed Sank While glass may be employed as a matethrough provision or" a light transmitting element maul for the body of t l nt; and metal or with an incorporated grid formed either i'rom the grid I ef r to 1 1m the e components both tmmmsent or opaque material which Sets 15 from a suitable plastic so as to be less liable to a plurality of channels for traverse oi the proa iracture. Due to having smooth flush exterior jected light rays, and which aii'ords reflect surfacesit will be apparent that the element is surraces iwigllnelrcby the rays are diffused in traveasily clean Through the medium 0? ersmg sa 0 anne s u m h be is subdi tied and Another aim of my invention is to secure the igg gg g gggg g m of d flng te foregoing. advantages in a light transmitting nels whereof the side walls function as reflectment which lends itself to ready and economic u. ing surfaces to effect difiusion. The illumina fabrication throughout from plastic material, and on is accordingly confined to cover a more or whlch charactsgized by having Smooth bwnd less definite area by the action 0! the grid ing sur aces so at it can be easily cleaned. n

Other objects and attendant advantages will fi fi fi ggggg ggi 32? 23g 2:2 appear Irom the following description oi the ats i u] nd houses an ordma mean tached drawing, wherein Fig. i is a View partly g; 55 15: 52 AS shown in i m in side elevation and partly in longitudinal sec= 5 the ig tiansmming cover dammit 5% tion of a rectangular overhead lighting fixture 39 with a light transmitting cover element embed me my invention, a y tion to fit the casing Ma and has an imlcedded Fig 2 is a View showing the i e a grid with spaced annular ribs its and radial G y m m 53a, As in the first described embodiment,

end elevation and partly in cross section.

F g, 3 is a perspective View f the tight, tr&ns 35 the inner face of the element 92a is flat and "the for the dome lamp is made to circular configuramitting element of the fixture illustrated in Figs, outer surface wnvexedl and 2. While in both instances, the light transmitting Fig. i is a View corresponding t Fig 1 5 & element is shown as having a lens-like cross scc-= circular or dome lighting fixtur it 1 Ei ht, tion, it is to be understood that it may be othertransmitting element having the attributes above 40 Wise cross s t y s a d d p n in upon pointed out and the character of light modification desired in the Fig. 5 is a perspective view oi the light trans illumination from the lamp. mitting element of the dome fiiitui'e oi? Having t us d ri my i e n, I claim? 1. A light transmitting element of light perms-2 able material having a body with a fiat top side adapted for exposure to a source of illumination, horizontally-disposed neon lamp it and which is and a convex bottom side; and an. embedded closed by a light transmitting element E2 0021- grille-like grid of non-transparent material with structed in accordance with my invention. As plural intersecting webs or bars of uniform depth best shown in Fig. 3 the element 82 is aligned in the direction of light transmission, rectangular configuration to iit over t said webs or bars extending down through the bottom of the casing it? and constructed r light permeable element from the back thereof part from transparent material with flat but terminating short of its rounded side. top surface and a rounded outer surface 2. The invention according to claim 1, in Embedded the transparent material is a grid the body of the transmitting element is oi? obi configuration and is transversely convex at the bottom. 7

3. The invention according to claim 1, in which the body is formed from transparent plastic, and the grid from translucent plastic.

4. The invention according to claim 1, in which the body of the transmitting element is annular; and in which the grid has radial and concentric webs as partitions.

5. The invention according to claim 1, in which the body of the transmitting element is annuiar; in which the grid has radial and concentric webs as partitions; in which the body is formed from transparent plastic; and the grid from translucent plastic.

HARRY L. DECKER. 

